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How To Love A Job You Hate

Focusing on all the things you hate about your job can cause fatigue, low productivity, stress and even depression. Here’s how to love a job you hate.

How To Improve Your Time Management (And Actually Conquer Your To-Do List)

Going to bed late, waking up early, skipping sleep, multitasking, basically burning the candles at both ends and still, the to-do list grew stubborn and continued to grow in length. I was always in a state of stress as my tasks weren’t being completed, I became distracted and I failed to complete the assigned tasks

How to Prepare for Your Performance Review

So there’s good and then there’s the things we dread about performance reviews at work. To help you look forward to, and even embrace, the opportunities that can come with your annual performance review, I’ve listed some tips below to help you prepare for your performance review.

Confused About Personal Branding? Try This One, Simple Exercise

Over the last few years, I’ve tried to make personal branding as simple and accessible as possible. Instead of overcomplicating things, my goal has been to explain it plainly, while at the same time, emphasizing how important it is to build and maintain a personal brand.

How To Lead Your First Team Meeting

Getting people to work together isn’t easy. How do you establish clear goals and motivate everyone to contribute? The difference between leading your first team meeting effectively and having everyone just settle in for the snacks, is in how you prepare, plan and run your team meeting.

5 Personal Brand Investments That Have Paid Off

Building a personal brand is just like building anything else – you need the right tools in order to put it together. But, how do you know exactly what tools to invest your time and money in? Personal branding is exactly that…it’s personal which means that’s there’s not necessarily a one size fits all solution. 

Navigating Professional Development As A Women Of Colour

The question should become, what can I do with this? By simply rewording your outlook, little habits like this can be impactful on setting your sights on your future career goals. Your outlook is imperative to your career development. I’ll be providing my best practices on how to best navigate professional development.

WTF are Soft Skills and Why Do They Matter?

You and your co-worker have equal amounts of work. But despite starting at the company a year earlier than her, she’s the one who gets the promotion that you thought you were in line for. You’re good at your job and have seniority, so what gives? Well my friend, she outranks you in “soft skills.”

The Ultimate Guide To Running A Business With Your Significant Other

When Mina and I first met, it was obvious we had a lot in common. We liked the same music. We had the same set of values. We both hated raisins. But there was one thing that clicked stronger than anything else: We both wanted to make dope shit.

How To Be More Productive At Work

You might be wondering why your boss hired a Manager instead of promoting you from Coordinator. Or you might be wondering why the Director isn’t buying into your “I’ve been here 3 years so I’ve earned a raise” rationale. But there's a difference between being busy and being productive.

The Hidden Reason Behind Your $ Woes

It's the middle of the month and things start to get tight. Really tight. You're trying to make the money stretch and you can feel yourself constrict. Your shoulders feel tense, your jaw too. How am I possibly going to make ends meet? Here are a few reasons why you're under the pressure.

7 Strategies Women Can Use To Thrive At Work

Women are continuously taking measures to avoid being marginalized in the workforce, whether as an employee or entrepreneur. Women are choosing to be bold, stand up for their rights and speak up where necessary.  Here are a few tips to help you do just that: